Table 6

 Number of studies of young people’s views (n = 35) according to their focus on gender; social class; and ethnicity

GenderNumberSocial classNumberEthnicityNumber
Focused solely on young women4Focused solely on working class3Focused solely on ethnic minority groups1
Focused solely on young men1Focused solely on middle class1Ethnic minority groups not represented2
No specific focus, but gender used in analysis17No specific focus, but social class used in analysis2No specific focus, but ethnicity used in analysis0
Gender of sample reported, but not used in analysis13Social class of sample reported, but not used in analysis5Ethnicity of sample reported, but not used in analysis8
Gender not reported0Social class not reported24Ethnicity not reported24